About John H. Gibbons
Lived 1869 – 1949 (aged 79–80). John H. Gibbons was a politician.
John H. Gibbons (April 15, 1869 – May 16, 1949) was an American railroad switchman and politician who served one term as mayor of Lackawanna, New York. He was Lackawanna's first Socialist mayor, elected in the midst of the 1919 General Steel Strike.
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Who was John H. Gibbons?
American socialist
When was John H. Gibbons born?
John H. Gibbons was born in 1869.
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John H. Gibbons died in 1949.
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John H. Gibbons was a politician.
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· DBpedia: John H. Gibbons (mayor)
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